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Inspector Tortellini

goes to Thessaloniki

A sensational gastronomic detective story with Inspector Tortellini
as the main hero. Μια συναρπαστική, γαστρονομική, αστυνομική
ιστορία μυστηρίου, με ήρωα τον επιθεωρητή Tortellini.
by Tasos Mitselis / illustration: Shutterstock

the heritage of the past with the present and
the future. An important contribution to
the gastronomic upgrade of the city is also
the promising project The Aficionados by
Marialena Miliara and Spiros Simeonidis,
at the area of Kalamaria, led by Dimitris
Pamporis, the talented chef of Elies All Senses
Resort at Chalkidiki. Its impressive multiuse
venue, split into a minimal bistro and a high
standard fine dining restaurant, is housed
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in the Ahilleas Vardamis Mansion. It also
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includes an impressive cigar lounge with
more than 2,000 cigars, as well as one of the
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top wine cellars, with great labels from both
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Greek and international vineyards.
Although Ambrosia is the only dining
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room of the Hyatt Regency Hotel and
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therefore is mainly visited by its guests, it
is gradually becoming a new hot spot for
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Thessalonians. The main reason is obviously
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the emphasis given by chef Apostolos Altanis
in a purely Greek cuisine, clearly illustrated
at the tuna “louza”, which he personally
prepares and serves along with beetroot,
yoghurt panacotta and bergamot cream,
or the stuffed cabbage leaves with the light,
Just a breath away from summer, we saffron-scented egg-and-lemon sauce. At the
move ahead of our time and acquaint blooming Alfredo’s Garden of the Regency
you with the most interesting and most Casino Thessaloniki, now that the weather
talked about food spots in Thessaloniki, a is nice and mild, you will have the chance
city whose gastro scene is becoming more to enjoy the most impressive and refined
attractive than ever. creation by chef Altanis, always with a Greek
scent and excellent ingredients. We were also
ΤΗΕ GOURMET CONCEPT impressed by the rather recently inaugurated
We start unwinding the gourmet yarn of Dome Real Cuisine, inside the Hotel
the city with the renovated, emblematic Nikopolis, at the eastern area of the city.
Makedonia Palace hotel, with renowned The hotel’s executive chef Stefanos Siamidis
chef Sotiris Evangelou taking the Salonica carefully prepared a comfort menu where
Restaurant & Bar an the Greek urban premium meat cuts from Greece and all over
cuisine to another level with his modern the world are skillfully grilled at the Bertha
creations. Once again, Evangelou proves his oven, often also aged at the restaurant’s
great value and elaborate skills, providing own meat dry aging facility. The wine list
the city with a great restaurant that bridges here hides many gems that will enhance this

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